不聊死 先聊活
“let's not talk about dying, let's talk about living.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还是咱俩在钢铁厂那句话
“just like what we said at the steel plant,”
不聊死 先聊 活
“let's not talk about dying, let's talk about living.”
顽强地活着
“Live tenaciously.”
“Don't lose hope yet; let's focus on staying alive before we talk about dying.”
Dwelling on death is often avoided as inauspicious; Chinese culture heavily emphasizes enduring hardship through tenacity and focusing pragmatically on immediate survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let's first discuss / talk about ... first
Used to prioritize a specific topic over others in spoken discourse.